Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Devil in the Belfry Walkthrough

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Walkthrough Menu

• General Tips
• Chapter 1: Heller's Manor
• Chapter 2: Theater Stage
• Chapter 3: Street
• Chapter 4: Square

General Tips

• This is the official guide for Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Devil in the Belfry.
• This guide will not mention each time you have to zoom into a location; the screenshots will show each zoom scene.
• Hidden-object puzzles are referred to as HOPs. This guide will not show HOP solutions. It will identify the location of the HOP and the inventory item acquired.
• This guide will show solutions for non-random puzzles. Please read the in-game instructions for each puzzle.
• In this game, you will sometimes have to select the new scene to trigger dialog, cut-scenes, or tasks prior to interacting with the scene.

Chapter 1: Heller's Manor

• Talk; take and read file (A); earn PHOTO.
• Talk (B).

• Talk (C).
• Take LANTERN (D).
• Solution (E); earn 1/3 DOVE and ROPE.
• Play HOP; earn FEATHERS (F).
• ROPE on FEATHERS; take FEATHER DUSTER.

• Take PLIERS; use FEATHER DUSTER (G).
• Play HOP (H).
• HOP mini-game solution 1-8 (@); earn 2/3 DOVE.
• Take LIZARD; use PLIERS; earn 3/3 DOVE (I).
• Select (J).
• Place DOVE; select 1-4; take 1/2 CLOCK PART and PACKAGE WITH BUTTON (K).
• Open PACKAGE WITH BUTTON; take BUTTON.

• Replace BUTTON (L).
• Select 3x to fill meter (M).
• Talk (N).
• Go forward.

• Talk (O); play HOP; earn LARS' KEY.
• Solution 1-3 (P).

• Talk; take SAFE CODE (Q).
• Take 2/2 CLOCK PART (R).
• Open clock; take 1/3 PIN; place CLOCK PART and restore face. Take ANTLER (S).

• Take WEIGHT; place ANTLER; solution (T).
• Take 2/3 PIN (U).
• Take 3/3 PIN (V).
• Select (W).

• Place PIN; solution Ax3-B-C-B-Dx2-C-E-F-Dx2-Gx2-Fx2-E-Hx2.
• Take GATE PART and MEDICINE (I).

• Give MEDICINE; take WINDOW HANDLE (J).
• Use WINDOW HANDLE (K).
• Go right.

• Talk (A).
• Select (B).
• Take 1/3 PLAYING CARD (C).
• Take DRY SPONGE (D).
• Take 1/2 SMALL WHEEL (E).

• Take 2/2 SMALL WHEEL (F).
• Take WRENCH SET (G).
• Place SMALL WHEEL; read diary; take AMULETS (H).
• Select AMULETS.
• Select pairs (I); take CROW TALON (J).

• Place and select CROW TALON; use DRY SPONGE; earn WET SPONGE (K).
• Use WET SPONGE and LARS' KEY; take 2/3 GATE PART (L).
• Use WRENCH SET (M).

• Place the wrenches as shown (N).
• Take 3/3 GATE PART.

• Place GATE PART (O).
• Solution S-U-Xx2-S-U-R-S-Tx2-U-Xx3-Q-W-Xx2-Vx3-W-Px3-Q.
• X-T-U-Rx2-S-X-Px2-Q-Vx3-W-Xx3-Rx2-S-Tx3-U-Tx2-Vx2-Rx3-Px3.
• Go right.

• Talk (A).
• Talk (B). Use LANTERN on scene; play HOP.
• Take HORSESHOE (C).

• Solution (D).

• Select; take COIN (E).
• Use COIN; grab the items in the randomly generated order shown; take APPLE (F).
• Take ROSE; give APPLE; take 2/3 PLAYING CARD (G).
• Remove cover; play HOP; earn 3/3 PLAYING CARD (H).

• Take 1/4 CHIP (I); place PLAYING CARD.
• Select any card (J); watch movements and select same card (K). This mini-game is randomly generated. Your solution may vary.
• Take TICKET (L).
• Use TICKET (M).
• Go forward.

• Turn and go right (N).
• Turn and go left (O).
• Go forward (P).

Chapter 2: Theater Stage

• Talk (A).
• Play HOP; earn DAGGER and 2/4 CHIP (B).
• Take 3/4 CHIP (C).
• Talk (D).
• Play HOP; take PIN (E).

• Select; take RIBBON (G).
• PIN and WEIGHT on RIBBON; earn FISHING ROD.
• Give FISHING ROD (H).
• Move to position shown (I); move up avoiding air bubbles; earn 4/4 CHIP.
• Place CHIPS (J).

• Solution C-Bx5-Ax3-Ex5-B-D-B-C-D-B-D-Cx2-B-C-Bx7.
• Take 1/2 HALF-APPLE KEY and 1/3 CARD (F).
• Go forward.

• Take CAGE KEY; place DAGGER (G).
• Select 1-4 (H).
• Play HOP (I).
• HOP mini-game solution (J); earn UMBRELLA.
• Use UMBRELLA (K).

• Use CAGE KEY; remove cloth; move (L-M).
• Use (N-O)-(P-Q).
• Select R-S-T.
• Solution (U).
• Take 1st HALF FLEUR DE LIS (V).

• Take DIARY (A).
• Take MEDALLION (B).
• Select MEDALLION 2x; take HEART MEDALLION.
• HEART MEDALLION on DIARY; take CODE; turn pages and take 2nd HALF FLEUR DE LIS and 2/2 ROSE.
• Place both HALF FLEUR DE LIS and CODE (C); select 2-3-5-7 (D).
• Go left.

• Select scene 2x.
• Solution (H-F-H-G)-(F-E-G-E-H)-(E-H-G-F-H-E).

• Talk; take PLATE (J).
• Take and read NOTE (K).
• Select (L).
• Drag (M-N).
• Talk; take SCREWDRIVER (O).

• Take RAG (P).
• Select PLATE; play HOP; take BONE. Use RAG on PLATE.
• Use BONE; drag left and right to fill bar; take SHARP BONE (Q).
• Use SHARP BONE; take LOCKPICK (R).
• Use PLATE, SCREWDRIVER, and LOCKPICK (S).

• Solution Cx2-D-C-Ax2-B-Ex6-D-C-Ax4-Ex5-D-Cx2-Ax6-B.
• C-A-B-Ex2-D-C-Ex5-D-Cx3-Ax3-B-Ex7-D-C-Ax7-B.
• Go forward.

• Talk; take WRENCH (F).
• Take CANDLE (G).
• CANDLE on NOTE; take LABYRINTH MAP.
• Take HANDLE (H).
• Use CANDLE; take BOLTS (I).
• Walk down.

• Use WRENCH; take PIPE (J).
• Use PIPE; take 1/4 MEDALS and HACKSAW (K).
• Take TOOLS EMBLEM from HACKSAW.
• Go forward.

• Place TOOLS EMBLEM; take BLADE and 1/2 OWL (L).
• HANDLE, BOLTS, SCREWDRIVER, and BLADE on HACKSAW.
• Take 2/2 OWL (M).
• Use HACKSAW (N).
• Talk; take KEY (O).

• Place OWL; read book; take HANDLE (P).
• Use KEY; play HOP; earn 2/4 MEDALS (Q).
• Use HANDLE; take 3/4 MEDALS and HORSE (R).
• Place HORSE; select pairs (S); play HOP; earn 4/4 MEDALS.
• Select (T).

• Place MEDALS; restore medals (A); pan right.
• Restore medals (B); pan right.
• Restore medals (C); pan right.
• Restore medals (D); pan right.

• Go forward (E).
• Use LABYRINTH MAP on scene; go forward 2x, left, forward 2x, left, forward, right 2x and forward (F).
• Take HAMMER (G).
• Walk down 8x; go right 2x, and go left (H).
• Place HAMMER (I); take ANVIL KEY (J).
• Walk down 2x; go left, forward and right (K).

• Take CROWN (L).
• Walk down 4x; go left, forward 2x, right, forward 2x; go right, left 2x (M).
• Place CROWN; take SKULL KEY (N).
• Walk down, forward, right 2x, left 2x (O).
• Select 1-8; earn LADDER (P).
• Walk down 13x; go right, left, forward 3x; go right (Q).

• Use LADDER; take HELMET KEY (R).
• Walk down 6x (S).
• Use ANVIL KEY (T), SKULL KEY (U), and HELMET KEY (V).
• Go forward.

• Select (A).
• Talk (B).
• Take 1/3 LIGHT BULB; use HACKSAW (C).
• Go forward, left.
• Talk (D).
• Play HOP; earn 1/2 CRYSTALS; place ROSE; take EYE and 1/3 MASK (E).
• Take FISH; place EYE; take 2/3 MASK (F).
• Take 3/3 MASK (G).
• Walk down 2x.

• Take HAMMER; place FISH; take 2/3 CARD (H).
• Walk down.
• Use HAMMER (I); take TROWEL (J).
• Go forward 2x.

• Place MASK; move (K-M)-(L-K)-(N-L)-(K-N).
• Use TROWEL; take CRYPTEX (O).
• Talk; take PAPER (P).
• Place PAPER; play HOP; take CRYPTEX PASSWORD (Q).
• CRYPTEX PASSWORD on CRYPTEX; solution (R); read note; take STAR and KEY.
• Go left.

• Use KEY; take BAG KEY (A).
• Take ADDRESS (B).
• Take 3/3 CARD (C).
• Place CARD; solution (D); play HOP; earn CONSTABLE'S DIARY.
• Take CLOCK from CONSTABLE'S DIARY; read diary; take 2/2 CRYSTALS.
• Place CRYSTALS; select 1-10; take 2/2 HALF-APPLE KEY (E).
• Walk down 3x.

• Use BAG KEY; move (F-G).
• Use ADDRESS (H).
• Move horse left, center, or right (I) to avoid obstacles (J).

Chapter 3: Street

• Talk (K).
• Take POSTMAN (L).
• Take 1/2 HEART; place POSTMAN; take NEWSPAPER (M).
• Take LEAF (N).

• Take CANE PART (O).
• Take SKULL from CANE PART.
• Place LEAF; take DISK (P).
• Use DISK and NEWSPAPER; solution (Q).
• Go right.

• Talk; take INSTRUCTIONS (A).
• Take LIGHTNING; remove broken bulbs (B).
• Take 1/2 GEAR; place LIZARD (C).
• Play HOP; earn 2/3 LIGHT BULB (D).
• Walk down.

• Place LIGHTNING; take 3/3 LIGHT BULB (E).
• Go right.
• Place LIGHT BULB and INSTRUCTIONS; set buttons as show; select lever (F).
• Talk; take GLASS (G).
• Walk down.

• Use GLASS; earn WATER (H).
• Go right.
• Give WATER (I).
• Take PLIERS (J).
• Take CORKSCREW (K).
• Walk down.

• Use PLIERS; earn HUMAN (L).
• Use HUMAN; select (M).

• Place SKULL (A); move (D-G-F-C)-(E-F-G)-(C-B)-(A-C-F-H-I).
• Move (O-P)-(R-O-L)-(P-O)-(M-P-S)-(J-M-P)-(N-K)-(P-Q)-(S-P-M)-(Q-P-S-T).
• Go left.

• Take 2/2 HEART and LARS' NOTE (R).
• Take REFLECTOR PART (S).
• Take 1/2 ROLLER; place and select HEART; take KEY ONE (T).

• Use KEY ONE; take PERFUME and HAIR COMB from the bags (U).
• Take FLASK (V).
• Talk (W).
• Walk down, right.

• Place FLASK; take BRAIN (A).
• Place BRAIN; take LUNG (B).
• Walk down, left.

• Place; select LUNG; take KEY TWO (C).
• Use KEY TWO; take PIPE and HANDKERCHIEF from bags (D).
• Talk; take 2/2 ROLLER (E).
• Place ROLLER; solution (F).
• Take HAND; remove test tube (G).
• Walk down, right.

• Play HOP; earn REAGENTS (H).
• Place HAND; take KEROSENE (I).
• Walk down, left.
• Select (J).

• Place KEROSENE (K) and REAGENTS (L).
• Move reagents in order 1-6 to (M).
• Place PERFUME (N); select (O).
• Place PIPE (N); select (O).
• Place HAIR COMB (N); select (O).
• Place HANDKERCHIEF (N); select (O).
• Place CLOCK (N); select (O).
• Take RESULTS (P).
• Talk; take BOOK (Q).
• Take LENS from BOOK.
• Walk down; forward.
• Place LENS and RESULTS; select (R).

• Move sheet from (A-B). Select lenses (C) and move paper to find the samples (D).
• First sheet solutions (E).
• Second sheet solutions (F).
• Third sheet solutions (G).
• Fourth sheet solutions (H).
• Fifth sheet solutions (I).

• Take MICROSCOPE TEST (J).
• MICROSCOPE TEST on BOOK; select and take POISON.
• Walk down, left.
• Give POISON; take PHARMACY PHOTO (K).
• Walk down 2x.

• Talk (L).
• Take BAG (M).
• Take 1/2 RAVEN from BAG.
• Talk (L).
• Play HOP; earn BADGE (N).
• BADGE on BAG; read note; take LEVER.
• Walk down.

• Open; take OIL CAN (O).
• Use OIL CAN; place LEVER; select (P).
• Go left.

Chapter 4: Square

• Talk (A).
• Take 2/2 GEAR (B).
• Take HANDLE; place GEAR; select (C).
• Take CANE HANDLE (D).
• CANE HANDLE on CANE PART; earn CANE.

• Take 1/3 GLASS (E).
• Take 1/5 TAG; use CANE (F).
• Select when in green circle (G).
• Play HOP; earn FIRE EXTINGUISHER (H).
• Use FIRE EXTINGUISHER (I).
• Select Jx3.
• Go forward.

• Replace REFLECTOR PART; select (L).
• Take HOOK and LOCK PART (M).
• Place HANDLE; take BUTTON (N).

• Place and select BUTTON; take KEY (O).
• Place LOCK PART; restore; use KEY (P).
• Take MEDICINE CHEST and STONE (Q).
• Walk down.

• Place STONE; select 1-4; take 2/3 GLASS and CADUCEUS (A).
• Go forward.
• Place CADUCEUS; take 3/3 GLASS (B).
• Place GLASS; solution (C).

• Take MESSAGE and CROWN (E).
• LARS' NOTE and MESSAGE on CONSTABLE'S DIARY; earn EVIDENCE.
• Place CROWN; take RING (F).
• Walk down.
• Select: use RING and CANE; turn key (G).
• Go left.

• Use CANE (H).
• Take MAGNIFYING GLASS (I).
• Place HOOK; select (J-K); take BOOK (L).
• Take 2/5 TAG (M).

• Take HAT; place BOOK (N).
• Solution; take 3/5 TAG (O).
• HAT on BAG; take 4/5 TAG.
• Walk down.

• Play HOP; earn FEATHER (P).
• Place MAGNIFYING GLASS; take RIB (Q).
• Go forward.
• Place RIB; select (R-S); take CROSS (T).
• CROSS on MEDICINE CHEST; take STETHOSCOPE.
• Walk down, left.

• Place FEATHER; take 5/5 TAG (A).
• Place TAG; solution; take KEY (B).
• Use KEY; take SAFE LOCK KNOB (C).
• Select (D).

• Place SAFE LOCK KNOB and STETHOSCOPE on safe.
• Move (E-F); select (I).
• Move (F-G); select Ix2-J.
• Move (G-H); select J.
• Place STAR; take GOVERNOR'S SEAL (K).

• Select (L).
• Place EVIDENCE; move to envelope; select (M).
• Move (N-O); use GOVERNOR'S RING; take GOVERNOR'S LETTER.
• Walk down.
• Talk (P).
• Talk; give GOVERNOR'S LETTER (Q).
• Walk down.

• Talk; take 1/2 FIGURINE (R).
• Walk down.
• Take PUZZLE (S).
• Place PUZZLE; solution (T).
• Take 2/2 FIGURINE (U).
• Select (V).

• Place FIGURINE; solution (W).
• Go left.

• Talk (A).
• Select the buttons (B) to match the icons when they are in the green (C) to fill the meter.

• Select; take BOTTLE (D).
• CORKSCREW on BOTTLE; earn WINE.
• Take 1/3 CRYSTAL (E).
• Use WINE; take 1/2 SHIELD (F).
• Take 2/2 SHIELD (G).

• Talk; place SHIELD (H).
• Take 1/2 SNAKE (I).
• Take 2/2 SNAKE (J).
• SNAKE on MEDICINE CHEST; take CHISEL.
• Use CHISEL; take FLOWER (K).
• Place FLOWER; take ANTIDOTE (L).

• ANTIDOTE on MEDICINE CHEST; use syringe on hand (M); take GRAPE (N).
• Place GRAPE; take FIREPLACE PART (O).
• Place FIREPLACE PART; take BELL and ENGAGEMENT RINGS (P).

• Place ENGAGEMENT RINGS (Q); play HOP.
• HOP mini-game; solution (R).
• Earn DOOR PART.
• Place DOOR PART; select 1-4 (S).
• Walk down.

• Select (T).
• Go right.
• Place BELL (U).
• Go forward.

• Take 2/2 RAVEN (A).
• Take 2/3 CRYSTAL (B).
• Walk down.
• Place RAVEN; take 3/3 CRYSTAL (C).
• Go forward.

• Place CRYSTAL (D).
• Move (E-F)-(G-H)-(I-J).
• Move (K-L).
• Move (M-N).
• Move tumblers to lock (O).
• Solution (P).
• Take BRACELET (Q).

• Place BRACELET; earn ROPE (A).
• Use ROPE (B); select (C).
• Congratulations! You have completed Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Devil in the Belfry!